Sometimes a word has two very distinct and separate meanings. Take “Shirk” for instance. Most of us are familiar with shirk the verb. The Online Etymology Dictionary provides us the origin of “shirk” the verb:
shirk- 1630s, “to practice fraud or trickery,” also a noun (1630s, now obsolete) “a needy, disreputable parasite” [OED], perhaps from German schurke “scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain” (see shark (n.)). Sense of “evade one’s work or duty” first recorded 1785, originally in slang.
But did you know that Shirk is also a noun with a completely different meaning? Here is Shirk the noun as defined in Wikipedia:
Which brings me to today’s challenge…to write a Haiku using today’s word…
To Shirk? Or be a Shirk? – A Haiku
A rogue or scoundrel
shirks one’s duty, but a Shirk?
Unforgivable!
~ kat ~ 16 October 2015
like mercury colliding... 
October 16th, 2015 at 9:35 am
Yes I definitely know of this word. nice job!
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October 16th, 2015 at 9:59 am
I’m sure you do Lynn. I never knew of this word before today. I’m glad you approve as someone who is familiar with the word. I hoped I had gotten it right without offending anyone. 🙂
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October 16th, 2015 at 10:09 am
no you did good! a word used regularly for sure! Not putting anything next to God
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October 16th, 2015 at 11:44 am
Thanks for information. It’s always nice to learn new depths of the words we toss around.
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October 16th, 2015 at 11:46 am
You’re welcome. I often peek at the Word of the Day on other days of the week. Always learning! 🙂
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